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NAPA 68 · #**191** 01-07-2018, 11:01 AM

About time slacker!

Looking good Ken!

**waynieZ** · #**192** 01-07-2018, 11:13 AM

Headers look good Ken. Did you change the top pulley? What did you end up using, Grip Tech?

**kwhizz** · #**193** 01-07-2018, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by waynieZ

Headers look good Ken. Did you change the top pulley? What did you end up using, Grip Tech?

I ended up adding another Idler pulley between the Power Steering pump and the Harmonic Balancer to get another 90 degrees of Belt wrap to eliminate the slippage.........and I added a 2.5" pulley ..........All the difference

**waynieZ** · #**194** 01-07-2018, 02:16 PM

Nice

**kwhizz** · #**195** 09-10-2018, 05:49 PM

So...….The story continues...… The seat was at three different upholstery shops over the last 2 1/2 years trying to get a decent job..... Now.....This is a Glide Engineering seat ordered for a 57 Chevrolet...….The upholstery shops (all except the last one, had a issue with the stupid way that Glide designed the pivot arms for the seat backs...….They are about 4" in from the seat sides...….Normal seats the swing arms are outside the cushion (common sense)…….So.. After throwing away two sets of covers that were terrible... I went back to Dave who did the 37 Ford....So... Dave did a great job on the seat except I would have preferred a more rounded form on the top of the seat backs..... Picked it up today and wanted to get it installed right away as we are taking the Nomad on the Good-Guys Road Tour and she wanted a comfy seat in the car...… Well......I get the old seat out and get the new one in and after getting it bolted in I went to raise the seat backs and guess what...……..The seat back frames are 1" per side too wide ……..Great Job Glide.....Here we go again !!! All I want is to be a person that gets what he wanted and paid for that actually fits and works...… I guess that is asking too much...…….Glide Engineering Sucks !!!!!

**GregWeld** · #**196** 09-10-2018, 06:55 PM

Test fit EVERY part..... because nobody seems to be able to make stuff right anymore.

**kwhizz** · #**197** 09-11-2018, 01:59 PM

I called Glide today and explained what happened and they are going to make new seat back frames to suit and all for N/C...…….. Great customer service after the fact.....They could have told me tough luck......Not the case !!!!!!

**waynieZ** · #**198** 09-11-2018, 06:13 PM

I’m glad they are taking care of part of the problem, is your interior guy going to be able to make the covers fit?

**kwhizz** · #**199** 09-12-2018, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by waynieZ

I’m glad they are taking care of part of the problem, is your interior guy going to be able to make the covers fit?

Good question...….maybe not because I want him to round off the corners a little more to match the original seat a little better

**waynieZ** · #**200** 09-12-2018, 07:21 AM

I hope it works out that he can stitch it a little tighter and get the shape you want.